公开(公告)号：US11478015B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-25

申请号：US16759393

申请日：2018-10-26

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Tae Hun Kim ,  Jong Sun Park ,  Hwan Ock Choe

IPC: A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/90 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24B15/167 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24D3/17 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24F40/60 ,  F21V3/00 ,  F21V5/00 ,  G02B19/00 ,  H05B3/54 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/65 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H05K1/18 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/95 ,  A24F15/01 ,  A24F40/51 ,  F21Y115/10

Abstract: A vaporizer includes a liquid storage configured to store a liquid composition, an aerosol generator coupled to one end of the liquid storage, and including a wick configured to absorb the liquid composition from the liquid storage, a liquid heater configured to generate aerosol by heating the wick, an aerosol chamber surrounding the wick and the liquid heater, an inlet through which external air is introduced into the aerosol chamber, and an outlet through which the aerosol generated in the aerosol chamber is discharged, and an air supplier configured to supply the external air to the aerosol generator, and including a first opening connected to the inlet of the aerosol generator and a second opening that is opposite to the first opening and connected to the outside at a position spaced apart from the first opening along a direction from the one end to another end of the liquid storage.

公开(公告)号：US12022883B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US17291152

申请日：2020-10-12

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Hyung Jin Jung ,  Tae Hun Kim ,  Hun Il Lim ,  Jae Sung Choi ,  Jung Ho Han

IPC: A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/53 ,  H05B1/02

CPC classification number: A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/53 ,  H05B1/0244 ,  H05B2203/005

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device may include a first heater for generating a first aerosol and a second heater for heating a second aerosol-generating substrate, and may significantly increase the initial atomization amount of the aerosol generating device by heating the second heater based on a preheating time of the first heater in a preheating section for increasing the temperatures of the first heater and the second heater.

公开(公告)号：US11980227B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US17273010

申请日：2020-10-06

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Tae Hun Kim ,  Hun Il Lim ,  Hyung Jin Jung ,  Jae Sung Choi ,  Jung Ho Han

IPC: A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/485

CPC classification number: A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/485

Abstract: A vaporizer includes a liquid storage for storing an aerosol generating material, an upper cap having a liquid inlet through which the aerosol generating material is introduced, a lower cap coupled to the upper cap to form an aerosol generating space together with the upper cap, a liquid delivery element that is arranged in the aerosol generating space and absorbs the aerosol generating material delivered from the liquid storage, and a heating element that generates an aerosol by heating the aerosol generating material absorbed by the liquid delivery element, wherein the lower cap may include a support groove for supporting at least part of the liquid delivery element and inner walls facing both ends of the liquid delivery element.

公开(公告)号：US11696600B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US16943624

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Hun Il Lim ,  Tae Hun Kim ,  Jung Ho Han ,  Sang Kyu Park

IPC: A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/90 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24B15/167 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24D3/17 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24F40/60 ,  F21V3/00 ,  F21V5/00 ,  G02B19/00 ,  H05B3/54 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/65 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H05K1/18 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/95 ,  A24F15/01 ,  A24F40/51 ,  F21Y115/10

CPC classification number: A24F40/42 ,  A24B15/167 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24D3/17 ,  A24F15/01 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A24F40/65 ,  A24F40/90 ,  A24F40/95 ,  F21V3/00 ,  F21V5/00 ,  G02B19/0009 ,  G02B19/0061 ,  H05B3/54 ,  H05K1/0203 ,  H05K1/0277 ,  H05K1/148 ,  H05K1/181 ,  A24F40/51 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  H05K2201/012 ,  H05K2201/0154 ,  H05K2201/10219

Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating apparatus including: a heater configured to generate aerosol by heating a cigarette, the heater including a first electrically conductive heating element formed along a first path on an electrically insulating substrate, a second electrically conductive heating element formed along a second path on the electrically insulating substrate, and a temperature sensor track formed along a third path in a region between the first path and the second path; a battery configured to supply power to the heater; and a controller configured to control the power supplied from the battery to the heater and monitor a temperature sensed using the temperature sensor track.

公开(公告)号：US11622579B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US16643146

申请日：2018-10-29

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Hun Il Lim ,  Tae Hun Kim ,  Jung Ho Han ,  Sang Kyu Park

IPC: A24F13/00 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/90 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24B15/167 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24D3/17 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24F40/60 ,  F21V3/00 ,  F21V5/00 ,  G02B19/00 ,  H05B3/54 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/65 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H05K1/18 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/95 ,  A24F15/01 ,  A24F40/51 ,  F21Y115/10

Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating apparatus including: a heater configured to generate aerosol by heating a cigarette, the heater including a first electrically conductive heating element formed along a first path on an electrically insulating substrate, a second electrically conductive heating element formed along a second path on the electrically insulating substrate, and a temperature sensor track formed along a third path in a region between the first path and the second path; a battery configured to supply power to the heater; and a controller configured to control the power supplied from the battery to the heater and monitor a temperature sensed using the temperature sensor track.

公开(公告)号：USD921978S1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-08

申请号：US29684032

申请日：2019-03-18

Applicant: KT&G Corporation

Designer： Min Chul Kim ,  Su Mi Shin ,  Tae Hun Kim

公开(公告)号：US12268246B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-08

申请号：US16965221

申请日：2019-11-07

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Hun Il Lim ,  Tae Hun Kim ,  Hyung Jin Jung ,  Jae Sung Choi ,  Jung Ho Han

IPC: A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/10

Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating device including: a cartomizer including a cartridge configured to store an aerosol generating material and an atomizer configured to vaporize the aerosol generating material; at least one pair of electrodes arranged in positions contacting one side of the cartridge; and a sensor configured to measure capacitance of the electrodes to detect a remaining amount of the aerosol generating material.

公开(公告)号：US12029246B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US17270785

申请日：2020-12-10

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Tae Hun Kim ,  Jae Sung Choi

IPC: A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/48

CPC classification number: A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/48

Abstract: A cartridge includes a storage that stores a liquid composition including an aerosol generating material, and an aerosol generator connected to the storage and including a generation space where an aerosol is generated from the aerosol generating material, wherein the aerosol generator includes a supplier configured to supply the liquid composition from the storage to the generation space, a liquid delivery element disposed in the generation space and configured to absorb the liquid composition supplied from the supplier, a heating element configured to heat the liquid composition absorbed into the liquid delivery element, and a bubble discharger configured to discharge bubbles generated in the generation space such that the bubbles are not discharged through the supplier.

公开(公告)号：US12016390B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-25

申请号：US18316517

申请日：2023-05-12

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Tae Hun Kim ,  Hun Il Lim ,  Jong Sun Park

IPC: A24F40/46 ,  A24B15/167 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24D3/17 ,  A24F15/01 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A24F40/65 ,  A24F40/90 ,  A24F40/95 ,  F21V3/00 ,  F21V5/00 ,  G02B19/00 ,  H05B3/54 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H05K1/18 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/51 ,  F21Y115/10

CPC classification number: A24F40/46 ,  A24B15/167 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24D3/17 ,  A24F15/01 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A24F40/65 ,  A24F40/90 ,  A24F40/95 ,  F21V3/00 ,  F21V5/00 ,  G02B19/0009 ,  G02B19/0061 ,  H05B3/54 ,  H05K1/0203 ,  H05K1/0277 ,  H05K1/148 ,  H05K1/181 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/51 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  H05K2201/012 ,  H05K2201/0154 ,  H05K2201/10219

Abstract: Provided is a heater assembly for aerosol generating devices, the heater assembly including a thermally conductive element that has a cylindrical shape and includes an accommodation space for accommodating a cigarette, a flexible heater that surrounds at least a portion of an outer surface of the thermally conductive element, and an adhesion member that surrounds the flexible heater such that the flexible heater closely adheres to the thermally conductive element.

公开(公告)号：US11800603B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17580183

申请日：2022-01-20

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Hun Il Lim ,  Tae Hun Kim ,  Jung Ho Han ,  Sang Kyu Park

IPC: A24F13/00 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/90 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24B15/167 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24D3/17 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24F40/60 ,  F21V3/00 ,  F21V5/00 ,  G02B19/00 ,  H05B3/54 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/65 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H05K1/18 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/95 ,  A24F15/01 ,  A24F40/51 ,  F21Y115/10

CPC classification number: A24F40/42 ,  A24B15/167 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24D3/17 ,  A24F15/01 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A24F40/65 ,  A24F40/90 ,  A24F40/95 ,  F21V3/00 ,  F21V5/00 ,  G02B19/0009 ,  G02B19/0061 ,  H05B3/54 ,  H05K1/0203 ,  H05K1/0277 ,  H05K1/148 ,  H05K1/181 ,  A24F40/51 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  H05K2201/012 ,  H05K2201/0154 ,  H05K2201/10219

Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating apparatus including: a heater configured to generate aerosol by heating a cigarette, the heater including a first electrically conductive heating element formed along a first path on an electrically insulating substrate, a second electrically conductive heating element formed along a second path on the electrically insulating substrate, and a temperature sensor track formed along a third path in a region between the first path and the second path; a battery configured to supply power to the heater; and a controller configured to control the power supplied from the battery to the heater and monitor a temperature sensed using the temperature sensor track.